# Ward 12, Egra (Purba Medinipur, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Egra, West Bengal 

# Ward 12, Egra

Ward 12 of Egra, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, had **1,900 people in 376 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 77.7%, below the town average of 87.1%.

- 1,900people (2011)
- 376households
- 10 of 14by population
- 77.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Egra?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Egra average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**1016

Working population ****33.4%**

**34.0%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 480 (76%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Farming 101 (16%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 70 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Egra average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**10%

Tap water ****70%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**72%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****44%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**11%

Own their home ****92%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Egra

- Ward 92,335 people
- Ward 101,211 people
- Ward 112,527 people
- Ward 131,569 people
- Ward 142,135 people

[Full Egra ward list (14 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/area-not-under-any-sub-district/egra/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Egra?1,900 people in 376 households (Census 2011)